Verney Surname
Approximately 2,809 people bear this surname
Verney Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Celt.) belonging to Vernay or Verney (France) = the Alder- Grove [Low Latin vernet-um (-et-um, plantation suff.); from Gaulish vern-os (French ver(g)ne)-Welsh gwern-en = Breton guern-Irish and Gaelic fearn (Old Irish fern), alder-tree (fearn- ach, alder-grove] Item, un petit verney assis au terroir de Manopou.
Read More About This SurnameVerney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,183 | 1:56,148 | 7,463 |
| England | 587 | 1:94,920 | 10,135 |
| United States | 427 | 1:848,850 | 64,722 |
| Australia | 226 | 1:119,450 | 13,170 |
| Canada | 83 | 1:443,923 | 38,562 |
| Liberia | 61 | 1:72,271 | 6,117 |
| New Zealand | 48 | 1:94,340 | 12,897 |
| Haiti | 39 | 1:273,946 | 9,218 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Italy | 17 | 1:3,597,452 | 102,597 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 405 | 1:60,186 | 7,051 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72 | 1:697,482 | 45,119 |
Verney (394) may also be a first name.
Verney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Celt.) belonging to Vernay or Verney (France) = the Alder- Grove [Low Latin vernet-um (-et-um, plantation suff.); from Gaulish vern-os (French ver(g)ne)-Welsh gwern-en = Breton guern-Irish and Gaelic fearn (Old Irish fern), alder-tree (fearn- ach, alder-grove] Item, un petit verney assis au terroir de Manopou.—Charter, A.D. 1412; Ducange, s.v. ‘verniacum’ [-i-acum was sometimes used for -etum] In our 13th-cent. rolls we find the forms (with prefixed de) Verney, Vernay, and Vernai. Vernay or Verney is naturally not an uncommon place-name in France; but no doubt the chief source of the Anglo-French surname is St. Paul-de- Vernay, Calvados, Normandy.
(English) One who came from Vernay or Verney (alder grove), in France.
From Vernai, a parish in the arrondissement of Bayeux, latinized in charters, temp. Hen. I., as Vernacum.
Wigen de Verigny, or De Verincio, and Walter de V. Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); also in 1198 (Ib.).
Ranulph, and Roger de Vernai, and the Forest of Vernai, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Philippus Vernei 1195 (Ib.). Vernai was near Bayeux, Normandy. Gerelinus de V. c. 1080 granted lands to St. Peter Conches (Gall. Christ. xi. 132, Instr.); and Ralph de V. about the same time held, jointly with Ralph de Toeni, lands at Bois-Raillate (Ibid.). Walter de V. occurs in Cambridge 1158, Richard de V. in Stafford t. Richard I. Hence the Earls of Fermanagh, and Lords Willoughby de Broke.
Verney: is from Vernai, near Bayeux.
Verney Demographics
Verney Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Verney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Verney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Verney (Russian: Верней) is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Verney? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 155,943rd most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,594,356 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Verney are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 435,477th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 394 people.
It is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 1,183 people, or 1 in 56,148. In France Verney is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 52 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 12 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 11 percent are found. Excluding France this last name occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.
Verney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Verney has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 593 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 133 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Verney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Verney are 2.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.19% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Verney earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.54% less than the national average, earning R 155,556 per year; in United States they earn 14.43% more than the national average, earning $49,374 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.51% more than the national average, earning $56,395 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Verney Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Verney in the Russian language | ||
| Верней | vernej | - |
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